Haven't been to The State in about 7 years, OH WOW! it is absolutely fantastic, 7 cinemas, including one on the roof. beautifully laid out, and the chairs are so comfy..... looking forward to my next visit already.

Approximate cost: $15

I hadn't been here since it was renovated (some years ago) until a few months ago - was amazed and very pleasantly surprised!
They now have a wonderful restaurant/cafe, which is licensed, you can have a meal before or after your movie, with a good range of seating - outdoors, upstairs, or in the foyer. Lovely food and wine, and you can take your drinks into the cinema with you - much better a good glass of wine than a bucket of popcorn!
They now have about six cinemas, and the ticket prices are slightly cheaper than Village.
Some of the new releases do show here - just saw "The King's Speech" on it's opening day on Boxing Day, same day it opened at Village - and this was a much more pleasant experience than going to a Village cinema!
Comfy seats, arranged so that you CAN see over the head of the person sitting in front of you! Cinemas are all fairly small, but this is fine, means they can fit more cinemas on the site so greater selection of movies.
Also sell gift tickets (which I used for Christmas presents) and you can buy discount tickets at selected places (ie, my union sells discount tickets).
I will be a much more frequent visitor in future.

A lovely licensed cafe/restaurant in the foyer of the State Cinema. A good range of light meals, we had the soup and then very scrummy dessert, along with a glass of wine, before our movie. They have a range of seating, some upstairs, and despite having to order over the counter combined with the box office, service was fast and hassle free. I'd eat here just for the food, whether I was going to a movie or not!

Approximate cost: $8

This cinema specialises in the unusual and cutting edge type of movies.You won't find the local overcommercialised Russel Crowe latest movie,but what you will expect to see is a varied range of overseas films before they hit the SBS circuit.The latest screening for example is the SCORSESE "Shine a Light"" advance screening about the Rolling Stones.

Approximate cost: $11.00